Prova Chakma

Prova Chakma (born 1975) is an Indian politician in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly. She is currently serving as an MLA from West Tuipui constituency of Lunglei district.[1][2][3]

Prova Chakma
Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2023
Preceded byNihar Kanti Chakma
ConstituencyWest Tuipui
Personal details
Born1975 (age 48–49)
NationalityIndian
Political partyMizo National Front
Alma materVinayaka Missions University
OccupationTeacher

She is elected as the MLA in the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly Elections representing Mizo National Front party defeating sitting MLA[4] Nihar Kanti Chakma of Congress by 711 votes.[5][6][7] Only three women, including Chakma, were elected as MLAs in 2023.[8][9][10]

Personal life

She did her post-graduation from Vinayaka Missions University, Tamil Nadu. She is a teacher. She is married to Shyamal Kanti Chakma.[11]

References
  1. "Member of Mizoram Legislative Assembly". mizoram.nic.in. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. "West Tuipui Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: MNF's Prova Chakma defeats INC's Nihar Kanti Chakma with 711 votes". India Today. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. "Mizoram Assembly Election Result 2023: ZPM secures majority in state; check out the list of winners and losers". Zee Business. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  4. "Mizoram 2023 highlights: MNF wins Thorang, West Tuipui, Tuichawng; ZPM gets Lunglei South". Hindustan Times. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  5. Karmakar, Rahul (2023-12-05). "Mizoram has more than one woman MLA for the first time". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  6. "Prova Chakma Election Results 2023: News, Votes, Results of Mizoram Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  7. "Mizoram Assembly polls: Three women candidates win elections". The Economic Times. 2023-12-04. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  8. "Mizoram Election Results Usher in New Politics and Developmental Challenges". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  9. Today, North East (2023-12-05). "Three Women Clinch Wins In Mizoram Elections, Paves Way For Gender Diversity". Northeast Today. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  10. "Mizoram Assembly polls 3 women candidates win elections". The Week. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  11. "Prova Chakma(MNF):Constituency- WEST TUIPUI (ST)(LUNGLEI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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